Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA) vs BlackBerry Q10 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA)

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BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Q10

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA) or BlackBerry Q10 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA) BlackBerry Q10
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Release date 2015, August 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm | 4.71 x 4.71 x 2.63 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 139 g | 4.9 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Plastic body
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Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Keyboard QWERTY
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 3.1" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 31.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.5% 38.8%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 720 x 720 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 328 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 2 MP
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 995

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G928V
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928V, G928P, G928R
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - G928V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800) - G928P 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G928R
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQN100-1, SQN100-5 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - SQN100-2 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQN100-3 
LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.41 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
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-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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- HDMI port
Versions
- Versions: G928V (Verizon); G928P (Sprint); G928R (US Cellular)

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